How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache

Téléfilm
1976
44min

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How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache (1976)

Documentary

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueHerzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.

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Rôles principaux5

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Werner Herzog

Narrator
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Steve Liptay

Self
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Scott McKain

Self
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Ralph Wade

Self
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Leon Wallace

Self
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Réalisation
- Werner Herzog
Scénario
- Werner Herzog
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Anecdotes
Herzog has said that he believes auctioneering to be "the last poetry possible, the poetry of capitalism."

Versions alternatives
The German version includes additional narration by Werner Herzog.

Connexions
Referenced in My Dinner with Werner (2019)

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6/10

Comic documentary

Werner Herzog's obsession with small-town America continues in HOW MUCH WOOD WOULD A WOODCHUCK CHUCK?, a short documentary that's filmed during the world speed-talking auctioneer championships in the USA. While there are a few digressions involving the Amish (always a welcome subject for cinema), for the most part this is a static documentary in which the auteur sets his camera up and leaves it filming various contenders, all of them trying their best to out speed-talk the competition.

I was first introduced to this kind of speed-talking in Herzog's follow-up film STROSZEK, and it's amazing to listen to. Watching the contenders practising and talking about their backgrounds adds to the experience. Some may find the lengthy competition scenes a little wearying due to their similarity, but I was never less than amused by listening to these guys doing something I could only dream of.